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== Initiatives by topic ==
'''News and comment'''
 
=== Biodiversity ===
 
{{#widget:YouTube|id=gF4pUKWGkjc}}
 
[http://www.wild-team.org/ WildTeam]
 
=== Climate action ===
 
{{#widget:YouTube|id=qJdh87aNWYk}}
 
[http://nccbtrust.org/ Network on Climate Change, Bangladesh (NCC,B) TRUST]
 
=== Communities online ===
 
[[Infoladies]]


'''2014'''
=== Community energy ===
 
{{#widget:YouTube|id=aEkutGW8sks}}
 
=== Environment quality ===
 
'[http://thedhakaproject.blogspot.co.uk/2010/02/lets-clean-bangladesh.html Let's Clean Bangladesh]' – a regular program of The Dhaka Project - Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Floods in Bangladesh|Floods in Bangladesh]], [[wikipedia:Water supply and sanitation in Bangladesh|Water supply and sanitation in Bangladesh]], [[wikipedia:Water management in Dhaka|Water management in Dhaka]]
 
=== Food activism ===
 
[[Small-scale fish farming in Bangladesh]] - [[Wikia:solarcooking:Bangladesh|Solar cooking resources in Bangladesh]]
 
{{#widget:YouTube|id=hD6mi93dvdA}}
 
=== Social inclusion ===


The Solar Energy Revolution Everyone’s Ignoring… Is In Bangladesh, October 25 <ref>[http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/25/solar-energy-revolution-everyones-ignoring-bangladesh/ cleantechnica.com]</ref>
[http://www.thedhakaproject.org/ The Dhaka Project]


Bangladesh going solar in a big way, May 12 <ref>[http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/05/why-a-green-jobs-boom-is-under-way-in-bangladesh/362087/ The Atlantic]</ref>
=== Towards sustainable economies ===


Climate disasters threaten Bangladesh’s social gains, January 22 <ref>[http://climateandcapitalism.com/2014/01/22/climate-disasters-threaten-bangladeshs-social-gains/ climateandcapitalism.com]</ref>
[[Grameen Bank]]


'''2010'''
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Bangladesh sets new world record – five million high quality Compact fluorescent lamp Ws distributed to Bangladeshi homes, <ref>[http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/07/26/bangladesh-five-million-cfls-in-a-day/ globalvoicesonline.org]</ref> July 26
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Island's disappearance attributed to global warming, <ref>[[wikinews:Disputed island disappears beneath sea on India-Bangladesh border]]</ref> March 25
== News and comment ==


"It is predicted that 18 percent of our coastal area will be submerged and 20 million people will be displaced. Are our political parties aware of these issues?" <ref>[http://russoue.blogspot.com/2010/03/south-talpatti-lost-for-good.html Had I been in Voyager 1!!!]</ref> March 25
'''2017'''


Bangladesh, India: The Relationship Between Water Crisis And Migration, <ref>[http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/02/19/bangladesh-india-the-relationship-between-water-crisis-and-migration/ Global Voices Online]</ref> by Rezwan, February 19. Sowmya Suryanarayanan at Strategic Foresight opines that the lack of freshwater resources in Bangladesh “is a massive threat and will remain a primary reason for cross border migration in the future.”
Solar-Powered Trike Ambulance In Bangladesh, Feb 18 <ref>[https://cleantechnica.com/2017/02/18/solar-powered-trike-ambulance-bangladesh/ @CleanTechnica]</ref>


'''2009'''
'''2016'''


An ordinary citizen highlights the crusade of some local media to save the rivers of Dhaka from pollution, <ref>[http://bdoza.wordpress.com/2009/09/20/a-dailys-crusade-to-save-our-rivers/ An Ordinary citizen]</ref> September 21
{{#widget:YouTube|id=5D1QHSG5474}}


2009 SEED Award Winners, <ref>[http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=585&ArticleID=6164&l=en&t=long United Nations Environment Programme]</ref> May 12
'Swarm Electrification' in Bangladesh Lets Neighbours Swap Solar Electricity, Nov 29 <ref>[http://motherboard.vice.com/read/mesolshare-rural-bangladesh-swarm-electrification-off-the-grid @motherboard]</ref>


"Solar conversion of traditional kerosene hurricane lamps". A national NGO in partnership with a local NGO and a cooperative have developed an innovative device called "SuryaHurricane", a low-cost solar lantern made from recycled parts of the conventional and much used kerosene lantern.
In Rural Bangladesh, Solar Power Dents Poverty, Oct 4 <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/04/opinion/in-rural-bangladesh-solar-power-dents-poverty.html nytimes.com]</ref>


"Generating local economy through regenerating local resources". A cooperation between a national NGO, a research institution and a small-sized business aims to avoid bio-diversity losses and degradation of the agricultural lands, by recycling waste from rice-growing for the production of cement that will be used in the production of low cost housing materials.
Saving Bangladesh’s last rainforest, Sep 21 <ref>[https://news.mongabay.com/2016/09/saving-bangladeshs-last-rainforest/ news.mongabay.com]</ref>


'''News sources'''
Rajshahi: the city that took on air pollution – and won, Jun 17 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/17/rajshahi-bangladesh-city-air-pollution-won The Guardian]</ref>


How Bangladeshi inventors are making eco-friendly air conditioners from plastic bottles, Jun 2 <ref>[http://observers.france24.com/en/20160602-bangladesh-air-conditioner-plastic-bottles-technology# observers.france24.com]</ref>
'''References'''
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== Initiatives by topic ==
'''2015'''


=== Biodiversity ===
Bangladesh fires up large-scale solar to boost power generation, November 20 <ref>[http://www.trust.org/item/20151120090826-fa171/ Thomson Reuters]</ref>


{{#widget:YouTube|id=gF4pUKWGkjc}}
Solar-Powered Pumps Reduce Irrigation Costs in Bangladesh, September 8 <ref>[http://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2015/09/08/solar-powered-pumps-reduce-irrigation-costs-bangladesh worldbank.org]</ref>


[http://www.wild-team.org/ WildTeam]
'''2014'''


=== Climate action ===
The Solar Energy Revolution Everyone’s Ignoring… Is In Bangladesh, October 25 <ref>[http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/25/solar-energy-revolution-everyones-ignoring-bangladesh/ cleantechnica.com]</ref>


{{#widget:YouTube|id=qJdh87aNWYk}}
Bangladesh going solar in a big way, May 12 <ref>[http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/05/why-a-green-jobs-boom-is-under-way-in-bangladesh/362087/ The Atlantic]</ref>


=== Communities online ===
Climate disasters threaten Bangladesh’s social gains, January 22 <ref>[http://climateandcapitalism.com/2014/01/22/climate-disasters-threaten-bangladeshs-social-gains/ climateandcapitalism.com]</ref>


[[Infoladies]]
'''2010'''


=== Environment quality ===
Bangladesh sets new world record – five million high quality Compact fluorescent lamp Ws distributed to Bangladeshi homes, <ref>[http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/07/26/bangladesh-five-million-cfls-in-a-day/ globalvoicesonline.org]</ref> July 26


'[http://thedhakaproject.blogspot.co.uk/2010/02/lets-clean-bangladesh.html Let's Clean Bangladesh]' – a regular program of The Dhaka Project - Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Floods in Bangladesh|Floods in Bangladesh]], [[wikipedia:Water supply and sanitation in Bangladesh|Water supply and sanitation in Bangladesh]], [[wikipedia:Water management in Dhaka|Water management in Dhaka]]
Island's disappearance attributed to global warming, <ref>[[wikinews:Disputed island disappears beneath sea on India-Bangladesh border]]</ref> March 25


=== Food ===
"It is predicted that 18 percent of our coastal area will be submerged and 20 million people will be displaced. Are our political parties aware of these issues?" <ref>[http://russoue.blogspot.com/2010/03/south-talpatti-lost-for-good.html Had I been in Voyager 1!!!]</ref> March 25


[[Small-scale fish farming in Bangladesh]] - [[Wikia:solarcooking:Bangladesh|Solar cooking resources in Bangladesh]]
Bangladesh, India: The Relationship Between Water Crisis And Migration, <ref>[http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/02/19/bangladesh-india-the-relationship-between-water-crisis-and-migration/ Global Voices Online]</ref> by Rezwan, February 19. Sowmya Suryanarayanan at Strategic Foresight opines that the lack of freshwater resources in Bangladesh “is a massive threat and will remain a primary reason for cross border migration in the future.”


{{#widget:YouTube|id=hD6mi93dvdA}}
'''2009'''


=== Social inclusion ===
An ordinary citizen highlights the crusade of some local media to save the rivers of Dhaka from pollution, <ref>[http://bdoza.wordpress.com/2009/09/20/a-dailys-crusade-to-save-our-rivers/ An Ordinary citizen]</ref> September 21


[http://www.thedhakaproject.org/ The Dhaka Project]
2009 SEED Award Winners, <ref>[http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=585&ArticleID=6164&l=en&t=long United Nations Environment Programme]</ref> May 12


=== Towards sustainable economies ===
"Solar conversion of traditional kerosene hurricane lamps". A national NGO in partnership with a local NGO and a cooperative have developed an innovative device called "SuryaHurricane", a low-cost solar lantern made from recycled parts of the conventional and much used kerosene lantern.


[[Grameen Bank]]
"Generating local economy through regenerating local resources". A cooperation between a national NGO, a research institution and a small-sized business aims to avoid bio-diversity losses and degradation of the agricultural lands, by recycling waste from rice-growing for the production of cement that will be used in the production of low cost housing materials.


== Resources ==
== Resources ==
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[http://www.bcas.net/ Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies]
[http://www.bcas.net/ Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies]
=== Video ===
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== Interwiki links ==
== Interwiki links ==
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Initiatives by topic

Biodiversity

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WildTeam

Climate action

Error in widget YouTube: Unable to load template 'wiki:YouTube'

Network on Climate Change, Bangladesh (NCC,B) TRUST

Communities online

Infoladies

Community energy

Error in widget YouTube: Unable to load template 'wiki:YouTube'

Environment quality

'Let's Clean Bangladesh' – a regular program of The Dhaka Project - Wikipedia: Floods in Bangladesh, Water supply and sanitation in Bangladesh, Water management in Dhaka

Food activism

Small-scale fish farming in Bangladesh - Solar cooking resources in Bangladesh

Error in widget YouTube: Unable to load template 'wiki:YouTube'

Social inclusion

The Dhaka Project

Towards sustainable economies

Grameen Bank

News and comment

2017

Solar-Powered Trike Ambulance In Bangladesh, Feb 18 [1]

2016

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'Swarm Electrification' in Bangladesh Lets Neighbours Swap Solar Electricity, Nov 29 [2]

In Rural Bangladesh, Solar Power Dents Poverty, Oct 4 [3]

Saving Bangladesh’s last rainforest, Sep 21 [4]

Rajshahi: the city that took on air pollution – and won, Jun 17 [5]

How Bangladeshi inventors are making eco-friendly air conditioners from plastic bottles, Jun 2 [6]

2015

Bangladesh fires up large-scale solar to boost power generation, November 20 [7]

Solar-Powered Pumps Reduce Irrigation Costs in Bangladesh, September 8 [8]

2014

The Solar Energy Revolution Everyone’s Ignoring… Is In Bangladesh, October 25 [9]

Bangladesh going solar in a big way, May 12 [10]

Climate disasters threaten Bangladesh’s social gains, January 22 [11]

2010

Bangladesh sets new world record – five million high quality Compact fluorescent lamp Ws distributed to Bangladeshi homes, [12] July 26

Island's disappearance attributed to global warming, [13] March 25

"It is predicted that 18 percent of our coastal area will be submerged and 20 million people will be displaced. Are our political parties aware of these issues?" [14] March 25

Bangladesh, India: The Relationship Between Water Crisis And Migration, [15] by Rezwan, February 19. Sowmya Suryanarayanan at Strategic Foresight opines that the lack of freshwater resources in Bangladesh “is a massive threat and will remain a primary reason for cross border migration in the future.”

2009

An ordinary citizen highlights the crusade of some local media to save the rivers of Dhaka from pollution, [16] September 21

2009 SEED Award Winners, [17] May 12

"Solar conversion of traditional kerosene hurricane lamps". A national NGO in partnership with a local NGO and a cooperative have developed an innovative device called "SuryaHurricane", a low-cost solar lantern made from recycled parts of the conventional and much used kerosene lantern.

"Generating local economy through regenerating local resources". A cooperation between a national NGO, a research institution and a small-sized business aims to avoid bio-diversity losses and degradation of the agricultural lands, by recycling waste from rice-growing for the production of cement that will be used in the production of low cost housing materials.

Resources

Maps

Wikimedia Atlas of Bangladesh

Research

Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies

Video

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Interwiki links

Wikipedia: Bangladesh

External links


References Template:Attrib sca ref


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